Sample informal letter Question: Write a letter to your auntie in Canada, thanking her for a birthday present.
42 Plum Tree Road, St. John’s, Antigua 22nd January, 2018
Address and date
Dear Auntie Laura,
Greeting
Thank you so much for the tee shirts you sent me for my birthday. I really like them. How clever you are to remember that pale blue is my favourite colour. On my birthday, Mom made a cake with pale blue icing! Three of my friends came home with me after school that day and we dressed up and danced to some
Purpose for writing
Body of letter
great music that Dad had downloaded from the internet. My friend, Tina, gave me a pale blue box to put pens in.
Give some of your own news Ask about the person you are writing to
How are you? Is it cold in Canada now? I hope you are going to come and spend Christmas with us again this year. I miss my cousins a lot. Please tell them to send me some photos soon.
Closing and signature
Your niece, Alma
• Point out the parts of the letter ( address, date, body, closing, signature ). • Help students to see that each paragraph has a clear purpose. Ask students to identify the main idea of each paragraph.
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